How severe is CVE-2024-12722?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-12722 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Mohsinrasool Twitter_bootstrap_collapse_aka_accordian_shortcode

CVE-2024-12722

The Twitter Bootstrap Collapse aka Accordian Shortcode WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow us…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (17.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Mohsinrasool Twitter_bootstrap_collapse_aka_accordian_shortcode
Unknown Twitter Bootstrap Collapse Aka Accordian Shortcode — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12722?: CVE-2024-12722 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mohsinrasool Twitter_bootstrap_collapse_aka_accordian_shortcode, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-05-15.
How severe is CVE-2024-12722?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-12722 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.